Copepoda taxon details

Bryocamptus (Rheocamptus) aquaeductus petkovski Apostolov, 1971

marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Apostolov, A. (1971). Copépodes Harpacticoïdes des sources de la montagne Strandja (Bulgarie). Zoologischer Anzeiger 187(5-6):357-366, figs. 1-16. (xi/xii-1971) [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 
Taxonomic remark Dussart and Defaye (1990) called it a "variété doutouse" in their monograph on the Harpacticoida. Being a monograph,...  
Taxonomic remark Dussart and Defaye (1990) called it a "variété doutouse" in their monograph on the Harpacticoida. Being a monograph, there was no explanation of why they called it "doubtful".
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Taxonomic remark Not a nomen nudum: clearly described by Apostolov (1971) based on females from 3 springs and seeps in Bulgaria. With a...  
Taxonomic remark Not a nomen nudum: clearly described by Apostolov (1971) based on females from 3 springs and seeps in Bulgaria. With a pretty good description and discussion of several points of difference from B. (Rh.) aquaeductus s. str.
However, Apostolov described it based on the female only. Importantly, in the same paper he also reported B. (Rh.) aquaeductus s. str. from one of the same springs where he collected the variety. [details]
Walter, T.C.; Boxshall, G. (2024). World of Copepods Database. Bryocamptus (Rheocamptus) aquaeductus petkovski Apostolov, 1971. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/copepoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=606564 on 2024-04-19
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original description Apostolov, A. (1971). Copépodes Harpacticoïdes des sources de la montagne Strandja (Bulgarie). Zoologischer Anzeiger 187(5-6):357-366, figs. 1-16. (xi/xii-1971) [details]  Available for editors  PDF available 

status source Defaye, D. & B.H. Dussart. (2011). World Directory of Crustacea Copepoda III - Harpacticoida IV - Gelyelloida. <em>Backhuys Publishers, Margraf Publishers GmbH.</em> 450 pp.
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Habitat spring [details]

Remark male unknown [details]

Taxonomic remark Dussart and Defaye (1990) called it a "variété doutouse" in their monograph on the Harpacticoida. Being a monograph, there was no explanation of why they called it "doubtful".
 [details]

Taxonomic remark Not a nomen nudum: clearly described by Apostolov (1971) based on females from 3 springs and seeps in Bulgaria. With a pretty good description and discussion of several points of difference from B. (Rh.) aquaeductus s. str.
However, Apostolov described it based on the female only. Importantly, in the same paper he also reported B. (Rh.) aquaeductus s. str. from one of the same springs where he collected the variety. [details]